U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon handed Special Counsel Jack Smith a win this week in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case.
Smith filed a motion in March regarding an impending filing from Trump co-defendant Walt Nauta. Cannon, the federal judge presiding over the trial in Smith’s case accusing the former president of mishandling classified documents, granted the motion. A portion of the filing had been subject to “extensive redactions” at Smith’s request before going public.
In his 40-count lawsuit, Smith charges Trump with unlawfully retaining classified materials at his Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago, and thwarting attempts by the federal government to retrieve them, Newsweek reported.
The presumed Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, has entered not guilty pleas to every charge. He insists on his innocence and claims he is the target of political harassment by the Justice Department.
